Government investigating Ike worker complaints
The U.S. Department of Labor, hit with complaints about possible workplace violations during Hurricane Ike recovery efforts, is investigating whether roofing subcontractors have been mistreating laborers.

Government investigating Ike worker complaints
Associated Press - November 22, 2008 1:25 PM ET HOUSTON (AP) - The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating whether roofing subcontractors have been mistreating laborers during Hurricane Ike...

Business Briefs
? D.C. Taylor Co., a nationwide commercial and industrial roofing contractor headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has added a service location in Rogers. Each location is equipped with trained and experienced personnel and equipment required to make repairs, implement preventive maintenance and extend roof life for commercial and industrial customers. D. C. Taylor Co. has other service locations ...

Fire at Mt. Vernon Roofing Company
This is nothing but sour grapes. Korb is upset that he lost. That's all there is too it. Korb should listen to the people and just go away. Korb is just grasping at straws, but with the recent decision in the Terre Haute case, I can't blame him for trying.

Court Records
Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more... Industrial Electrician INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN Atlas Roofing Corporation, Meridian Roofing Plant is accepting applications for Plant Elec ...

Huge tar spill clogs Brampton sewers
Up to 15,000 litres of molten tar poured into a Brampton storm sewer yesterday morning after a roofing job at a shopping plaza went wrong.

Brampton Tar Sands
Brampton's tar sands. That's not an oil development, it's an accidental problem that needs fixing. Fifteen thousand litres of liquid tar being used on a roofing project at a shopping plaza on North Park Drive near Dixie spilled.

Major hot tar spill clogs city sewers
Cleanup plans were being drafted Friday after 4,000 gallons of hot tar leaked into city sewers in Brampton, Ontario, northwest of Toronto.Police were called to a shopping plaza Thursday morning about a roofing company's tanker truck leaking in the parking lot, the Toronto Star reported.The plaza was evacuated and provincial environmental officials were summoned. There were concerns the tar in ...

Molten tar stopped dead
A truckload of sand poured by emergency crews into manholes blocked upwards of 10,000 litres of molten tar from seeping into the local water system yesterday after a tanker malfunctioned and spewed its contents. The tanker truck was parked behind the shopping plaza at 860 North Park Dr., near Dixie Rd. and Bovaird Dr. E., for roofing work.

'Make home buyers' grants like HECS'
FIRST-HOME buyers' grants should be axed and replaced with "HECS-style" interest-free government loans, Australia's key architects' body says.

Building Blitz Helps Those In Need
It was a building blitz for a good cause in Traverse City Saturday. Volunteers from Home Depot partnered with Freedom Builders to build 35 wheelchair ramp sections.

Leininger column: FWCS can save with non-union wages
When the top executives of America's Big Three auto companies flew their private jets to Washington this week hoping for a $25 billion bailout, members of Congress understandably balked at the prospect of using tax dollars to prop up a change-resistant industry that has been losing ground to more efficient rivals.

Purse strings tighten at Bob Baker's Marionette Theater
The nearly 50-year-old stage just west of downtown, where the owner crafts most of the puppets, is behind on mortgage payments. But he is determined that the show will go on. From the outside, the low-slung, white concrete building huddled underneath the Beverly Boulevard bridge looked like any other building in its industrial area just west of downtown, adorned with razor wire and a ...

Ornamental options: Christmas ornaments for tree and table
Tool ornaments We hate to start thinking of Christmas before it's even Thanksgiving, but it will be tree-trimming time before you know it. To get the best selection, we asked our sources for the latest ornament options and offer a...

Beacon Roofing Supply shares rise
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. rose Monday after an analyst raised his earnings estimates on the maker of commercial and residential roofing supplies because of higher prices and improved volumes.

UA repair needs: $215 million
The University of Arkansas? flagship campus has built up a $215 million backlog of maintenance after putting off repairs and renovations for decades, the chancellor said Friday. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)

Watsa teams up with his investing hero
Toronto-based insurer Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has teamed up with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to invest in a U.S. building products company, creating a partnership between the chief executive officer of Fairfax and his investing hero.

Rural Aberdeen man pleads guilty
A man accused of firing a shotgun in the direction of his neighbor pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated assault....

Consider a metal roof
Metal roofs once evoked images of farmhouses, barns and industrial buildings, but high-end homes are now among those touting steel, aluminum or copper overhead.

J-E asking for $27M for capital projects
ELBRIDGE - Every building in the Jordan-Elbridge Central School District and several athletic fields will get a facelift in the next few years if voters authorize $27 million in school renovations next month.